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Mapping the Ultrasound Landscape to Define Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Diagnostic Ultrasound: A White Paper From the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound and ACR Commission on Ultrasound. Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR Patel, M. D., Horrow, M. M., Kamaya, A. n., Frates, M. C., Dahiya, N. n., Golding, L. n., Chong, W. K., Gerena, M. n., Ghate, S. n., Glanc, P. n., Goldbach, A. R., Gupta, S. n., Hill, P. A., Johnson, S. I., Kocher, M. R., Rubin, E. n., Sohaey, R. n., Waltz, J. T., Wolfman, D. J., Middleton, W. D. 2020

Abstract

Current descriptions of ultrasound evaluations, including use of the term "point-of-care ultrasound" (POCUS), are imprecise because they are predicated on distinctions based on the device used to obtain images, the location where the images were obtained, the provider who obtained the images, or the focus of the examination. This is confusing because it does not account for more meaningful distinctions based on the setting, comprehensiveness, and completeness of the evaluation. In this white paper, the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound and the ACR Commission on Ultrasound articulate a map of the ultrasound landscape that divides sonographic evaluations into four distinct categories on the basis of setting, comprehensiveness, and completeness. Details of this classification scheme are elaborated, including important clarifications regarding what ensures comprehensiveness and completeness. Practical implications of this framework for future research and reimbursement paradigms are highlighted.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.09.013

View details for PubMedID 33007309